The groundbreaking research became the foundation of the Montreal Protocol, an international treaty that successfully banned the production of nearly 100 ozone-depleting chemicals.
He and his co-researchers published their findings in the Nature journal, which later won them the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He was one of the first to discover that chlorofluorocarbons (a chemical found in air conditioners, aerosol sprays, and more) were breaking down the ozone and causing ultraviolet radiation to reach the Earth’s surface. Molina began researching how synthetic chemicals impact Earth’s atmosphere. Google added that in the early 1970s, Dr. After completing his studies, he moved to the United States to conduct postdoctoral research at the University of California, Berkeley, and later at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Molina went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and an advanced degree from the University of Freiburg in Germany. Molina, for your years of research that truly changed the world,” it said. The Mario Molina Center, a leading research institute in Mexico, carries on his work to create a more sustainable world. Molina for his critical scientific discoveries, Google said the planet’s ozone layer is on track to fully recover in the next few decades. Nothing could compare to the joy of watching tiny organisms glide across his toy microscope. Molina was one of the researchers who exposed how chemicals deplete Earth’s ozone shield, which is vital to protecting humans, plants, and wildlife from harmful ultraviolet light, Google wrote in a blogpost.īorn March 19, 1943, in Mexico City, he was so passionate about science that he turned his bathroom into a makeshift laboratory.
Mario Molina, who successfully convinced governments to come together to save the planet’s ozone layer, with a doodle depicting his achievements.Ī co-recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Dr. Google on March 19 celebrated the 80th birthday of a Mexican chemist, Dr.
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